Cavaliers, Magic share lead in fifth-sixth grade boys league

Thursday

The Cavaliers and Magic share first place following the second week of play in the fifth- and sixth-grade division of the Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa County youth basketball league.

Both are off to 3-1 starts.

The Cavs won both of their games Saturday, beating the Celtics 35-22 and the Heat 33-17.

The Magic suffered their first loss when they fell to the Rockets 26-24.

They bounced back to outgun the Celtics 45-31.

The Heat nipped the Rockets 16-14 in Saturday’s other game.

Because the Will Rogers Middle School is not being used for the Northeastern A&M High School Tournament, a full slate of games will be played Saturday: Lady Wardogs vs. Fireflies, 9 a.m.; Rockets vs. Heat, 10 a.m.; Cavaliers vs. Celtics, 11 a.m.; Magic vs. Rockets, noon; Heat vs. Cavs, 1 p.m., and Celtics vs. Magic, 2 p.m.

Rockets 26, Magic 24

The Rockets used a 18-4 edge in the fourth quarter to claim their win.

Kameron Jinks scored 10 for the Rockets, followed by Gunner Price with eight, Scott Garrett with four and T.J. Stokes and Luke Freeman with two each.